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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Patriots left edge rusher untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.

The Speights pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They are betting Washington proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ladd McConkey. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in slot 68 is fair value, right on his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick103 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington at the 103rd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at pick No. 139 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick182 Rnd6 AJ Barner
A premium they did not need to pay, AJ Barner a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Omar Speights
A slide stopped in Round 7, Pick 4, with Omar Speights worth more than the price. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick232 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
No edge and no loss on Trevor Keegan in No. 232; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.